Mar 31, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of SIRIS LIMITED, as at
31st March, 2010, the Profit and Loss Account annexed thereto, and its
Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards
generally accepted in India, Those Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. The annual financial statements under report were not reviewed by
an audit committee in terms of Section 292 A of the Companies Act 1956.
4. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 issued
by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of
section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
Order.
5. a) Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above,
Attention is invited to the following :
I. Note No:3 of notes forming part of accounts, on the concurrence
pending from the respective supply creditors for amounts aggregating to
Rs. 49331905, for the credit backs from their accounts during the year
2006-07.
II. Note No: 16 of notes forming part of accounts, regarding
confirmation / reconciliation of balances and consequential adjustment
if any therefro *;;
III. No Provision for bonus has been made for the year ended 31st
March 2010.
IV. Considering the fire accident in the factory in the month of April
08 resulted in temporary closure of the factory (Refer Note No. 2.2 of
notes forming part of accounts), there is erosion in the value of the
machinery basing on the revaluation by the Lenders Engineer during the
year and cessation of operations during the year under report, we are
unable to express our opinion whether the company can be considered as
a "going concern" on the date of the Balance sheet.
V. Note No. 1.4 of notes forming part of accounts, regarding
non-fulfilment of export obligation and its consequential liability
thereon is not ascertainable on the date of Balance sheet.
VI. Management is unable to express the devaluation of the inventories
and consequential impact on Cenvat Credit taken, VAT credit taken and
Customs duty, as on the reporting date and hence the impact on the
accounts cannot be ascertained.
b) Subject to the matters aforesaid in this paragraph:
(I) We have obtained the other information and explanations, which to
the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of
our audit;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the company so far as appears from our examination of
those books
(iii) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss account and the Cash-Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss account and
Cash-Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C)ofsection 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956;
(v) m view of default by the company in repayment of its debentures and
interest thereon, in our opinion the Directors of the company are as at
31st March, 2010 disqualified in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1)
of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956 from being appointed as
Directors in other companies as per the Letter No.17/63/2003 CL V,
Government of India, Ministry of Finance, dated 6th August, 2003.
6. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said Balance Sheet and Profit and
Loss Account, subject to the matters referred to in paragraph 5(a)
above the impact of which is partly not ascertainable, and read
together with the other Notes, schedules and Statement on Accounting
policies attached thereto, give the information required by the
companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India:
(a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
company as at 31st March, 2010;
(b) in the case of the Profit and Loss account, of the Loss for the
year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows of the
company for the year ended on that date.
Annexure referred to in paragraph 4 of our report of even date
1.1 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
Companys Fixed assets register is yet to be updated as at the date of
Balance Sheet under report.
1.2 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has not physically verified its fixed assets during the year
under report.
1.3 According to the information and explanations furnished to us,
during the year, the company has not disposed of a substantia! part of
its fixed assets during the year.
2.1 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has not carried out physical verification of Raw materials
during the year under report, and there were no stocks of finished
goods and stores and spares at the Balance Sheet date.
2.2 In our opinion based on the information furnished to us, the
procedures followed by the company for verification of its inventories
are not reasonable and adequate in relation to the size and nature of
its business
2.3 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company maintained proper records of its inventories, and no major
discrepancies were noticed during the year between such records and the
inventories. .
3.1 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has not granted any loans to companies, firms or other parties
covered by the register maintained underSection 301 of the Companies
Act 1956, at the beginning of the year or during the year, and
consequently, reporting under sub-clauses b, c and d of clause 4(iii)
of the Order does not arise during the year.
3.2 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has taken loans aggregating to Rs.35,89,338( maximum balance
during the year Rs36,80,338) atthe date of the Baiance Sheet, from two
parties covered by the register maintained under section 301 of the
CompaniesAct1956
3.3 According to the information and explanations furnished to us,
there are no stipulations as to the repayment of the principal and
interest amounts on the loans taken by the company from the persons
covered by the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act 1956. Hence we cannot report on the regularity of repayment of the
principal/interest.
4. In our opinion, based on the information furnished to us, the
companys internal control procedures, with regard to purchases of
inventory, fixed assets and for sale of services, need to be improved
to make them adequate for and commensurate with the size of the company
and the nature of its business. However we are of the opinion that
there were no major weaknesses in the said system that continued to
remain without correction.
5.1 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, we
are of the opinion that the transactions that need to be entered into
the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956
have been so entered.
5.2 !n our opinion and according to the information and explanations
furnished to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 have been made on reasonable terms having
regard to the present circumsances in which the Company is operating.
6. According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has not accepted any deposits covered under the provisions of
Section 58A and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956. However, in respect of
the moneys accepted by the company from its directors during the year,
it does not have details whether such moneys have been given out of
their own sources or not. Further, according to the information
furnished to us, no order has been passed on the company by the Company
Law Board for non-compliance with the provisions of Sections 58A and
58AAof the Companies Act, 1956.
7. The company did not have a system of internal audit during the
year.
8. According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has not maintained cost records as required under the
provisions of section 209 (1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956,
9.1 According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company was not regular in depositing with appropriate authorities
undisputed statutory dues like Provident Fund, Investor Education
Protection Fund, Employees State Insurance and Sales Tax, Income Tax,
Wealth Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory
dues applicable to it. The statutory dues outstanding more than six
months are given hereunder:
Name of the Nature of the Amount
statute dues Rs.
Provident Fund Employers and 8 38 373
Act employees
contribution
Income Tax Income Tax and 27,26,794
Act 1961 Interest
thereon 55,56,461
Name of the statue Period to which Due date
the amount
relates
Provident Fund
Act August 2009 NIL
Income Tax
Act 1961 1998-99
1999-2000
9.2 In our opinion based on the information and explanations furnished
to us, there were no amounts of Sales Tax, Excise duty, Service tax,
Customs duty, Cess, Incorpe Tax, Wealth Tax, pending remittance on
account of their being disputed by the company, except the following:
Name of the Nature of Amount.disputed Period to Forum where
dispute
statute the dues and unpaid which the is pendng
Rs. amount
relates
AP Sales Tax- Sales tax 15,53,808 1998-1999 S.T.A.T., Hyd
Act
-do- -do- 33,52,846 1999-2000 -do-
-do- -do- 28,89,995 2000-2001 -do-
-do- -do- 29,51,376 2001-2002 -do-
Central Sales -do- 93,97,091 1992-1993 -do-
Tax Act
-do- -do- 9,49,427 1996-1997 -do-
-do- -do- 41,85,531 1997-1998 -do-
-do- -do- 18,71,667 1998-1999 -do-
-do- -do- 40,24,091 1999-2000 -do-
-do- -do- 33,87,516 2000-2001 -do-
-do- -do- 4,21,618 2001-2002 -do-
Customs Act Customs 8,32,667 1998-1999 AP High Court
1962 duty
-do- -do- 38,21,500 1998-1991 FEMA Tribunal
Delhi
10. According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
accumulated losses of the company have exceeded fifty percent of its
net worth on the date of the Balance Sheet under report. The company
incurred cash losses during the financial year covered by this report
and incurred cash losses in the immediate preceding year.
11. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
furnished to us, by the company, the company has not obtained any term
loans from banks and financial institutions, during the year and there
were no such loans outstanding at the date of the Balance sheet. Hence,
the reporting requirement under clause 4(xi) of the Order does not
arise during the year.
12. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
furnished to us, the company has not granted any loans and advances on
the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities.
13. In our opinion, the company is not a chit fund or a nidhi mutual
benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of
the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the
company.
14. In our opinion, the company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order,
2003 are not applicable to the company.
15. According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has not given any guarantees for loans taken by others from
banks or financial institutions.
16. According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has not raised any term loans during the year under report.
17. According to the information and explanations furnished to us, and
on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the company, we
report that the no funds have been borrowed on short-term or long-term
basis during the year.
18. According to the information and explanations furnished to us, the
company has not made any preferential allotment of shares during the
year to parties and companies covered by the register maintained under
section 301 of the Act, or to any others.
19. According to the information and explanations furnished to us,
during the period covered by our audit report, the company has not
issued any debentures.
20. The company has not raised any moneys through public issue during
the year under report.
21. During the course of our examination of the accounts of the
company in accordance with generally accepted auditing practices, we
have not come across any instance of fraud on or by the company, nor
have we been informed by the management, of any such instance being
noticed or reported tiurng the year.
For Brahmayya & CO
Chartered Accountants
Firm Regn. No. 000513S
Sd/-
(T.V. RAMANA)
Partner
ICAI Memb.No.200523
Date : 1st December, 2010
Place : Vijayawada
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